J. J. Daigneault

J. J. Daigneault
Born (1965-10-12) October 12, 1965
Montreal, QC, CAN
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
Philadelphia Flyers
Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Pittsburgh Penguins
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
New York Islanders
Nashville Predators
Phoenix Coyotes
Minnesota Wild
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 10th overall, 1984
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 19842001

Jean-Jacques Daigneault (born October 12, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an assistant coach for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1]

Playing career

Daigneault was selected tenth overall in the first round of the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. Daigneault is one of the most well-travelled players in NHL history. When he joined his 10th team, the Minnesota Wild, in 2000, he tied the NHL record held by Michel Petit. The record has since been broken by Mike Sillinger. Daigneault remains tied for second in the category, along with Petit and Jim Dowd.

Daigneault has played for the Vancouver Canucks (1984–851985–86), Philadelphia Flyers (1986–871987–88), Montreal Canadiens (1989–901995–96), St. Louis Blues (1995–96), Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96 – 1996–97), Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1996–97 – 1997–98), New York Islanders (1997–98), Nashville Predators (1998–99), Phoenix Coyotes (1998–99 – 1999–2000), and Minnesota Wild (2000–01). He played in the Stanley Cup finals with Philadelphia in 1987, and was a key member of the Montreal Canadiens as they won their 24th Stanley Cup in 1993.

1987 Stanley Cup Finals

Daigneault's earliest fame at the NHL level came when he scored the winning goal for the Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth game of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals against the Edmonton Oilers. It was a somewhat unlikely goal, as Daigneault had scored all of 6 goals during the regular season, and, up to that point, had zero points in 8 playoff games. In 2006 this game was voted the 8th greatest game in Philadelphia Flyers history according to fan voting.[2]

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1981–82 Laval Voisins QMJHL 64 4 25 29 41 18 1 3 4 2
1982–83 Longueuil Chevaliers QMJHL 70 26 58 84 58 15 4 11 15 35
1983–84 Canadian National Team Intl 62 6 15 21 40
1983–84 Longueuil Chevaliers QMJHL 10 2 11 13 6 14 3 13 16 30
1984–85 Vancouver Canucks NHL 67 4 23 27 69
1985–86 Vancouver Canucks NHL 64 5 23 28 45 3 0 2 2 0
1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 6 16 22 56 9 1 0 1 0
1987–88 Hershey Bears AHL 10 1 5 6 8
1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 28 2 2 4 12
1988–89 Hershey Bears AHL 12 0 10 10 13
1988–89 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 63 10 33 43 48 6 1 3 4 2
1989–90 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 28 8 19 27 18
1989–90 Montreal Canadiens NHL 36 2 10 12 14 9 0 0 0 2
1990–91 Montreal Canadiens NHL 51 3 16 19 31 5 0 1 1 0
1991–92 Montreal Canadiens NHL 79 4 14 18 36 11 0 3 3 4
1992–93 Montreal Canadiens NHL 66 8 10 18 57 20 1 3 4 22
1993–94 Montreal Canadiens NHL 68 2 12 14 73 7 0 1 1 12
1994–95 Montreal Canadiens NHL 45 3 5 8 40
1995–96 Worcester IceCats AHL 9 1 10 11 10
1995–96 Montreal Canadiens NHL 7 0 1 1 6
1995–96 St. Louis Blues NHL 37 1 3 4 24
1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 13 3 3 6 23 17 1 9 10 36
1996–97 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 53 3 14 17 36
1996–97 Anaheim Mighty Ducks NHL 13 2 9 11 22 11 2 7 9 16
1997–98 Anaheim Mighty Ducks NHL 53 2 15 17 28
1997–98 New York Islanders NHL 18 0 6 6 21
1998–99 Nashville Predators NHL 35 2 2 4 38
1998–99 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 35 0 7 7 32 6 0 0 0 8
1999–00 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 53 1 6 7 22 1 0 0 0 0
2000–01 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 44 8 9 17 18
2000–01 Minnesota Wild NHL 1 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 899 53 197 250 687 99 5 26 31 100

Coaching statistics

Season  Team                Lge  Type    
2005-06 Phoenix Roadrunners ECHL Assistant Coach 
2007-08 Hartford Wolf Pack  AHL  Assistant Coach 
2012-current Montreal Canadiens Assistant Coach

References

Preceded by
Cam Neely
Vancouver Canucks first round draft pick
1984
Succeeded by
Jim Sandlak
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